How long should i bleed if i had four teeth extracted?

Question

I just had 4 premolars extracted. im bleeding a lot, how long should it take to stop?

Answer 1

a few hours

Answer 2

Take some gauze and fold it in half 3 times, and place it in each socket area, clamp down on it for about 10-20 minutes, replacing the gauze each time it gets saturated (gross and red). A lot of times, you may think you're bleeding a lot, but the blood's just mixing with the saliva in your mouth and making it look like there's a lot more blood than there really is. oozing blood is normal for 24-48 hours; excessive blood (gushing, or just really spilling out and saturating your gauze within a few minutes) is a larger cause for worry...
You can also try using a tea bag instead of the gauze; place the teabag in the socket for about 20 minutes and see if the bleeding decreases. The teabag contains some ingredients that help stop the bleeding and encourage clotting. If this doesn't significantly slow the bleeding, give whoever you extracted their teeth.

A dry socket, fyi, won't occur until about 3-4 days after the extractions,

Answer 3

Bite on the gauze until bedtime! When you place new gauze on the sites, be sure that you have rolled it up tight enough that it will fit between your remaining teeth and actually make some pressure on your gums where the teeth were removed. If you just "bite on the gauze" without doing this, it is a waste of time.

You can expect to bleed a "fair amount" for an hour or so, but this will slow to a trickle soon after that. By bedtime, you should not have any real bleeding at all, but you may have a tiny trickle in your saliva that will look like blood when you spit it out. Unless you see rich, red blood, this is also normal.

Just take it easy tonight and tomorrow and you'll be fine.

Answer 4

the average duration for bleeding to commence after the extraction of teeth lies in the 1-2 hour range. However, the number of teeth extracted make it considerably differ from person to person

Answer 5

do NOT spit the blood, smoke or drink from a drinking straw. a healthy clot forms in the holes where the teeth were extracted. if you spit, it will dislodge the clot causing a painful empty spot called "dry socket." just lean your head and allow the blood to drip out naturally. it's annoying but a hell of alot safer and painless than "dry socket." the bleeding should slow down significantly in about 4,5 days.

Answer 6

Not for very long at all. If you apply pressure and change the gauze, it should stop within 4 hours.

Answer 7

Only a couple of hours--maybe you should call your dentist or your nearest hospital.

Answer 8

About one half of one day.